That Villain Is My Prince

Chapter 41

Chapter 41

Pakiusap

Adah

"No! Never. Hindi mo alam kung ano ang sinasabi mo. Stop saying stupid things you'll only soon regret!" He shouted.

He is right. I know I will regret this. Pero ayokong lumaban. Natatakot ako. Natatakot akong masaktan ko si Sophia at kamuhian niya 'ko. Ayokong mangyari 'yon. I cannot afford to lose her either.

My mother left me even before I had the chance to call her 'mom'. Tita Delilah, who I had hoped to take her place, did the opposite and never missed a single chance to remind me that I will never, have a complete family... and I do not expect ate Diantha to be a sister to me neither. She only treats me as a stranger who ruined their perfect family. Si Sophia lang ang meron ako.

"Tama ka. Kaya nga tigilan na natin 'to! I don't want to regret losing my cousin over just a guy like you." Ilang segundo siyang natahimik dahil sa sinabi ko.

I can visualize how painful it is if he'd be the one to tell me that. 'Losing my cousin over JUST a girl.' Just a girl... just me.

"You don't have to lose her! If she truly cares for you, she will understand! I will make her understand!" Nagliliyab ang kanyang mga mata habang mahigpit parin ang hawak sa aking braso.

"Ikaw ang hindi nakakaintindi Prince! The point is I don't wanna hurt my cousin! She is all I have!"

I never imagined us arguing and shouting at each other like this.

"Why do you always say that? Your family is doing well kaya hindi ko talaga maintindihan kung bakit ganyan ka makapag salita! You talk like your cousin is your only family!"

Natigilan ako. It's not that she's my only family. I still have dad and lolo pero si Sophia ang pinaka nakakaintindi sa akin. Siya ang nakakaalam ng mga bagay na gusto at ayaw ko, ng mga kailangan ko. She is the closest to mother figure to me besides being a real ate.

Now with Prince... did we really just come this far? Sina Zendaya, ate Ella, Althea at Aian lamang ang nakakaalam ng tungkol sa pamilya ko. I never thought of telling Prince about this because I never had the reason to.

Pero wala akong intensyong itago sa kanya 'yon kung sakali mang magtanong siya dahil gusto ko na maging tapat kami sa isa't isa. Ngunit ngayong kailangan nang putulin ang kung ano mang meron sa aming dalawa, wala na ring dahilan para magpakatotoo ako't ipaalam sa kanya. Lalo pa't wala na dapat kaming kinalaman sa isa't isa simula ngayon.

"Tama ka naman. She isn't all I have but that doesn't mean it is fine to bail on her! I treasure every person in my family as a gift from God, so don't you ever question why I care for her so much!"

"So you'll choose to bail on me instead?" He is calm now but the pain in his voice when he whispered those words is very evident.